There are three Nenagh Éire Óg players involved in an exciting weekend of colleges hurling this weekend

Bob O’Brien will be in action for IT Tralee

Last weekend both Grace O’Brien and Ruth Hassett captured medals for their colleges in an exciting weekend of third level camogie action. Grace won her third Ashbourne Cup medal for UL while Ruth won the Purcell Cup with NUI Maynooth.

This weekend it is the turn of the men as three of our players seek to win with their respective colleges.

On Friday, Peter Folan and Bob O’Brien will be hoping that IT Tralee can overcome the challenge posed by Ulster University in the Electric Ireland Higher Education Ryan Cup semi final. This game takes place in WIT Sports Campus at 3pm. Should they beat Ulster University, they will line out less than 24 hours later in the final against the winners of G.M.I.T and Athlone IT with throw-in at 12:30pm, again in WIT Sports Campus.

Philip Hickey will line out for Mary Immaculate College on Saturday at 14:45pm in WIT Sports Campus as they look to defeat UCC in the Electric Ireland Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup final. UCC are the kingpins of third-level hurling with 38 titles to their name while Mary Immaculate only have two, the last of which was won in 2017.

The club sends our best wishes to Peter, Bob and Philip and hope the lads will be celebrating their success on Saturday evening.

Part-time work on offer, Tipperary lose out to Wexford while our 2018 Community Games team, Seán Minogue and the handballers are given a civic reception. All this and more in this week’s crammed news on the Blues

Jake Morris poses for a selfie following today’s clash with Wexford

Up-Coming Fixtures

The competitive season is due to start shortly and our senior hurlers will renew rivalry with Clonoulty Rossmore in a repeat of last year’s county senior hurling final in the opening round of the county league.

This game is expected to take place on Sunday, March 10th at 12pm in Clonoulty while we expect to play our next game in the league the following Sunday at 12pm in MacDonagh Park against Loughmore Castliney.

Our junior-B footballers expect to play their opening match of the county league in Drangan on Sunday, March 3rd against St. Patrick’s at 12pm. The lads will play Clerihan in MacDonagh Park in their second match and travel to Kilcommon to play Seán Treacy’s in the final group game of the league later in the year. They will play their opening match of the county junior-B championship against Lorrha & Dorrha in St. Ruadhan’s Park on the weekend of April 21st and will play Galtee Rovers and Éire Óg Annacarty next in the championship with both games fixed for MacDonagh Park.

The minor footballers play Ballina on Sunday morning at 11am in MacDonagh Park in the North minor-A championship.

Students Looking for Part-Time Work?

The Tipperary Coaching and Games Development are looking to recruit coaches for work on their Easter and Cúl Camps in 2019.

Fitzgibbon Cup

Best wishes go to Philip Hickey and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick who play University College Cork in this year’s Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup final next Saturday in Waterford. Mary Immaculate overcame the challenge of Shane Hennessy’s NUI Galway 1-18 to 0-18 in the semi-final in Cusack Park, Ennis on Thurles. Commiserations to Shane who had a fine season in goals for the Connacht college and good luck to Philip in the final.

To the best of our knowledge here are all the winners of the Fitzgibbon Cup from Nenagh Éire Óg:

Mick Darcy 1922-23, 1923-24, 1926-27 UCD.

Michael O’Shaughnessy 1946-47 UCC.

Philip Murray 1963-64 UCD.

Paudie Kennedy 1964-65 UCD.

Eamon Kennedy 1967-68, 1968-69, UCD

Gerry Quinlan 1967-68 UCD.

Mattie Ryan 1967-68, 1968-69, UCD.

Donach O’Donnell 1991-92 Waterford RTC

Richie Flannery 1997-98 UCC

Hugh Flannery 2000-01, UCD

Hugh Maloney 2003-04, 2005-06, WIT

Paddy Murphy 2010-11 UL

Tommy Heffernan 2014-15 UL

Daire Quinn 2014-15

Barry Heffernan 2017-18, 2017-18 UL

Hopefully we will be adding Philip’s name to the list and if we are missing anyone please email us the details to eireognenagh@gmail.com or contact us through any of our social media channels.

Tipperary

Barry Heffernan is in a spot of bother during today’s game

Hard luck to Barry Heffernan, Jake Morris and the Tipperary seniors who were defeated by Wexford thanks to a last minute point by Aidan Nolan, 1-15 to 1-14 today in Innovate Wexford Park. The lads must regroup now for the next Sunday when Kilkenny travel to Semple Stadium. Meanwhile there was better news for Grace O’Brien as the Tipperary senior camogs overcame Wexford today in Enniscorthy, 5-11 to 0-8 in the league. Grace managed a first-half point in the game.

Award One Youth Course

The Award One Youth Course is being run by North Tipperary coaching development officer Paudie Malone. Paudie Butler was taking the session last week in Kilruane MacDonagh’s GAA club. Our thanks to our four coaches Mike Corrigan, Tom Coughlan, Tom Boland and Cathal Farrell who are giving up their own time to develop their own coaching knowledge over the five nights of the course. It’s a great course and will greatly benefit the underage players in the club.

Civic Reception

Like father, like son. David and Seán Minogue collect their certificates at the civic reception last week

Last week the club was honoured by a civic reception in the council offices on the Limerick Road. Firstly former player and coach Seán Minogue was honoured for his exploits on the pitch and putt courses after he won the British Open and the Dutch open. Secondly our under-11 hurlers were also honoured after winning the All-Ireland Community Games final last summer in Limerick while world champion handballer, Sinead Meagher of Nenagh Handball Club, was recognised for her outstanding achievements in 2018. Also recognised was juvenile coach Brian O’Brien who also won a world handball championship.

The sporting talent in our town is amazing and it is fantastic to see it officially recognised.

Sinead with her coach Eamonn Spillane and father Christy

The under-11 panel with club stalwart Tommy Mulcahy. Tommy was the boys first coach at under-6 level and set them on the path to All-Ireland glory.

Juvenile News

Well done to our Ógres who are turning into young athletes before our eyes. They are rising to the extra challenges each week. Parental and sibling involvement has played a huge part in this. Well done to all. We conclude for another year on Saturday, with T-Shirt and certificate presentation.

Juvenile registration will take place in the complex on Saturday, February 23rd from 10am to 12 noon.

Our under-14 Féile footballers kicked off the juvenile year for us on Sunday morning with a hard fought semi-final win over Inane Rovers in Nenagh. It finished 1-05 to 1-02. They will now face Ballina in the North final in March

Camogie News

Happy Éire Ógres

Club Registration
Club registration for all camogie ages will take place this Saturday 23rd at the complex from 11am until 12pm.
Forms can be picked up at training during the week or on Saturday morning.
All camogie players must register for insurance purposes.

Seniors
Best of luck to the Nenagh Éire Óg camogie senior team in their first league match of the year next Sunday against Annacarty.

Under-16
The under-16s have their first match next weekend. Training takes place on Tuesday and Thursday.

Under-10
Under-10 camogie training continues in Nenagh College at 9am on Saturday morning. €2 at the gate Newcomers are always welcome. All girls must wear helmets and shinguards.

Éire Ógre Girls
The third morning of the Éire Ógres got underway at the club last Saturday with almost fifty girls participating in a variety of activities. The children are improving their motor and physical skills with the main focus being on having fun. Help from older siblings and parents has helped hugely in creating a lovely atmosphere in the hall each week and the treats afterwards have ensured that there are lots of happy faces at the end of the session. Registration will take place during the Ógres next week for any child who wishes to continue playing for the year.

Éire Ógres

Weekly Walks

Some of the 10KM walkers today

Our weekly walks continue this Thursday for the sixth time this year and we will hoping to cover 5.5KM. These walks are open to people from Nenagh and beyond and everyone is welcome for what is a lovely, relaxed and social atmosphere.

Grace O’Brien wins her third Ashbourne Cup, the draws for senior hurling league and junior-B football take place while Active Archie makes a welcome visit to MacDonagh Park. All this and more in this weeks jam-packed news on the Blues

Active Archie

Senior County Hurling League Draw

Tipperary Senior Hurling League Champions 2018

The draws took place during the week for the county senior hurling league and Nenagh Éire Óg find ourselves in Division One, Group One. This newly restructured league offers clubs seven competitive matches during the summer months when the senior inter-county teams are in action. This means that clubs will have to play these fixtures without their county players until Tipperary’s interest is finished in the senior championships.

The top two teams in both groups will qualify for the semi-finals while the bottom team is automatically relegated.

County Junior B Football League and Championship

After the huge interest in playing Gaelic football last summer the club have entered a team into the county junior-B league and championship.

The draw was made for this during the week and in the county championship we have been drawn to play Lorrha & Dorrha, Éire Óg Annacarty and Galtee Rovers.

In the county league we find ourselves in Division Three, Group Two alongside St. Patrick’s, Clerihan and Seán Treacy’s.

These two competitions will guarantee the team a minimum of six games. If you would like to play Gaelic football with the club in 2019 you can contact us through any of our social media platforms or alternatively email us on eireognenagh@gmail.com

Code of Behaviour

The GAA has issued a new Code of Behaviour for all members of the Association and once someone pays their membership they automatically sign up to this new code. In order to preserve our club’s good name we know all of our players, mentors and supporters will continue to present a very positive image of Nenagh Éire Óg on the playing fields and beyond by adhering to all that is set out in the code.

We encourage all of our players, mentors and members to familiarise themselves with this new code.

If you would like to download and read the code please click the following link: Code of Behaviour

Weekly Walk

The club’s weekly walk continues this Thursday at 7pm from the clubhouse. All are welcome.

St. Mary’s Nenagh

St. Mary’s Nenagh. All-Ireland senior camogie finalists 2019

Congratulations go to St. Mary’s Nenagh who have qualified for the All-Ireland senior-B final following a great 1-8 to 1-6 win over Dominican College, Dublin in Na Fianna’s grounds on Saturday. Nenagh Éire Óg are represented on the panel by Niamh Sheridan, Ciara Sherlock, Megan Grace, Lucy Spain, Caroline Browne and Rachel O’Connor.

If you would like to download the match programme from the game please click here.

Camogie News

Under-14 and under-16 training continues every Wednesday 6pm to 7pm at Nenagh Éire Óg. Everyone is welcome and the under-16 championship starts in a few weeks.

Under-12

Under-12 training continues every Wednesday evening 6pm to 7pm in the ball alley at the Nenagh Éire Óg complex. Newcomers are always welcome.

Under-10

Under-10 camogie training continues in Nenagh College at 9am every Saturday morning. €2 at the gate. Newcomers are always welcome. All girls must wear helmets and shinguards.

Éire Ógres

Nenagh EBS sponsored Éire Ógres (girls under-6 & under-8s ) were back for lots more fun and games on Saturday for day two of their four week introductory camp. All the children practice basic fundamental skills and movements. Our thanks to the huge parental support which ensures there is lots of encouragement. Thanks to the hard working committee for providing beautiful treats in the committee room also. Next week there will be a registration morning in the complex during the Ógres for any child who wishes to join up as a member of the camogie club for the year, allowing them to continue training after the camp finishes up.

It has been a great week for Nenagh Éire Óg camogie club with the following notable achievements for some of our members.

Congratulations to Michelle Barry who has been selected on the Tipperary Under16 A panel recently. Everyone at the club would like to wish her well for the coming year.

Colleges Camogie

Aislinn O’Brien in action for Trinity College Dublin

Commiserations to Aislinn O’Brien and Trinity College Dublin who were beaten by Athlone IT in the Fr. Meagher Cup final. We congratulate Ruth Hassett and NUI Maynooth who won the Purcell Cup today. We also congratulate Grace O’Brien (UL) on winning her third Ashbourne Cup medal and commiserate with Hazel McAuliffe (UCC) who was part of the losing finalists.

Membership

MacDonagh Park

Club membership for 2019 is now due and you can pay online here. There are different prices for students, OAPs, unemployed as well as two different family rates. Membership can also be paid to any committee member. For further information you can ring Derek Lillis on 086 861 4863.

Fitzgibbon Cup

This week sees the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals take place and for once, two Nenagh Éire Óg players will be hoping the other loses as Philip Hickey’s Mary Immaculate College, Limerick take on Shane Hennessy’s NUI Galway. This game is expected to take place in Cusack Park, Ennis on Thursday at 2:20pm.

Philip already got one over on a team mate as his side defeated Cork IT in the quarter final. Andrew Coffey scored two points for the Cork men but it wasn’t enough to help his side progress.

University College Cork play Dublin City University in the other semi final.

Juvenile News

Registration

Juvenile registration will take place in the complex on Saturday, February 16th and Saturday February 23rd from 10am-11am. Membership is €30 for the year and mentors will distribute forms at training. New members welcome.

North Tipperary

Well done to our under-14 boys who represented North Tipperary in the inter-divisional football cup final. South Tipp emerged champions on the day but all gained great experience from the tournament.

The football season throws in on Sunday, 17th when our under-14s take on Inane Rovers in the Féile Peil competition at 11am in Nenagh. Please come out to support the boys.

Welcome Active Archie to MacDonagh Park

The club were delighted to welcome Active Archie to MacDonagh Park on Saturday to the Éire Ógres camp. Active Archie is a member of Ms Lynch’s senior infants class in Kilkeary National School and he was impressed by the great behaviour of all the boys and girls last Saturday morning.

Congratulations to St. Mary’s Nenagh and best wishes to four Nenagh Éire Óg players involved in colleges’ finals tomorrow

St. Mary’s Nenagh. All-Ireland senior camogie finalists 2019

Congratulations go to St. Mary’s Nenagh who have qualified for the All-Ireland senior-B final following a great 1-8 to 1-6 win over Dominican College, Dublin in Na Fianna’s grounds this afternoon. Nenagh Éire Óg are represented on the panel by Niamh Sheridan, Ciara Sherlock, Megan Grace, Lucy Spain, Caroline Browne and Rachel O’Connor.

If you would like to download the match programme from today’s game please click here.

Tomorrow a number of our players are involved in third-level camogie finals.

Aislinn O’Brien will represent Trinity College Dublin in the Fr. Meagher Cup final against IT Tralee at 12 noon while Ruth Hassett is part of the NUI Maynooth side that will play in the Purcell Cup final at 2pm against NUI Galway.

Hazel (UCC) and Grace (UL) after last year’s Ashbourne Cup final

The prestigious Ashbourne Cup will leave a lot of Nenagh Éire Óg supporters confused as to who to shout for as Grace O’Brien (UL) and Hazel McAuliffe (UCC) will be on opposite sides as University of Limerick play University College Cork in the final at 4pm. These two sides have met in the last three Ashbourne Cup finals while in the 2017 final Grace created her own piece of history by becoming the first Nenagh Éire Óg player to win this competition. She won her second last year.

We had another connection to the Ashbourne Cup competition this weekend as Mike Ryan was the man in the middle in the semi-final between Waterford Institute of Technology and University College Cork.

The Éire Ógres are back, the senior club championship draws, news of the County Board Gaeltacht schlorships and much, much more. Once again this week’s news are loaded, with news on the Blues

Senior Hurling Championship

County Championship

The draws have taken place for the 2019 Tipperary Water senior hurling championships and we have been paired in a group along with Burgess, Loughmore Castliney and Upperchurch Drombane. This group is going to be a baptism of fire for the club’s new management team. In 2018 we just about got over the line against Loughmore Castleiney in the county quarter-final and the Mid men will be out for revenge. Our last clash with Upperchurch Drombane was in 2013 and once again we were pushed right to the final whistle while neighbours Burgess are the reigning Seamus Ó’Riain cup champions and will be more than anxious to prove that their rightful home is in the Dan Breen Cup.

County Fixtures Plan 2019

Tipperary

Commiserations to Barry Heffernan, Jake Morris and the Tipperary senior hurlers who were defeated by Limerick in round two of the Allianz National Hurling League on Saturday night in the Gaelic Grounds 1-21 to 1-14. Barry scored a delightful first-half point which can be seen in the Tweet below. We wish Barry well as he had to retire early from the game after picking up an injury. Next up for Tipperary is a trip to the sunny South East as they play Wexford in Innovate Wexford Park on Sunday February 16th.

2019 Membership is Now Due

Club membership for 2019 is now due and you can pay online here. There are different prices for students, OAPs, unemployed as well as two different family rates. Membership can also be paid to any committee member. For further information you can ring Derek Lillis on 086 861 4863.

Gaeltacht Scholarships

The following will be the procedure for obtaining a Gaeltacht Scholarship from Coiste Chontae Thiobraid Árann in 2019.

The scholarships are confined to 2nd Year, TY and 5th Year Students in 2019 and previous recipients of Tipperary GAA Gaeltacht scholarships cannot apply in 2019.

Students should immediately book a course directly from one of the three nominated Munster Irish Colleges on the application Form. This should be done ASAP as popular dates are booked out quickly.

Students wishing to secure a scholarship from Tipperary GAA should complete the attached application form and submit it through their own local GAA Club.

The secretary of the GAA Club must sign the form and attach a reference letter supporting the applicant’s application before returning it to the Co. Rúnaí. Please note the club recommending the successful applicant will be contributing €75 to the scholarship along with the Division, Co Board and Munster Council.

Interviews for the scholarships will be held in Lár na Páirce during February to establish each candidate’s suitability.

Once the student is notified that they have been successful they must secure a receipt for their fee payment from the Irish College where they have registered.

Once this receipt is received by the Co. Rúnaí the scholarship cheque for €300 will be posted out directly to the student’s home.

The closing date for the receipt of Gaeltacht Scholarship applications is Friday, February 8th, 2019.

Under-14 & Under-16
Under-14 and Under-16 training continues on Wednesdays from 6.00pm to 7.00pm at Nenagh Éire Óg. Everyone is welcome and our under-16 championship starts in a few weeks.

Nenagh Éire Ógre Camp

47 girls took part in the Nenagh EBS Éire Ógre Camp on Saturday morning. It is always one of the most exciting times in the club calendar. We welcomed lots of new faces who joined up with the girls from last year. Our thanks to EBS Nenagh for their kind sponsorship. If there are any other girls who would like to come along, the camp runs for another three weeks. Girls born in 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 are welcome. Everyone receives a t-shirt and certificate at the end of the camp. No hurley or helmet are needed for the camp.

Call or text Catherine on 086 0855165 to register boys. Call or text Pat on 087 9180830 to register girls.

Participants at the Éire Ógres camp

Juvenile News

Well done to our Nenagh EBS sponsored Éire Ógres who completed day one of the GAA camp for beginners yesterday. There was a huge turn-out again and thanks must go to the mentors and parents who helped out. The biggest ‘thank you’ though must surely go to our newest stars! They were enthusiastic, positive, well behaved and full of fun. Nothing beats seeing the joy on a four year old’s face because he landed that ball in that bucket! We must get a photograph of that. Looking forward to seeing you all again next week!

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Rody Bolands- Club Sponsor

The Éire Óg Club are very grateful to Rody Boland’s, Rathmines, who this year took on Sponsorship of our Senior Hurling Team. A great spot to stop in when in Dublin, especially on days when Tipperary are playing in Croke Park.

Rody Bolands is owned by Nenagh man Kieran O’Meara and his son Brian. Kieran played underage with Eire Og Nenagh, before moving to Dublin. He is also one of the founding members of the Tipperary Supporters Club, and was Chairman when Tipperary won All Irelands in 1989 and 1991.

Andy’s Bar – Club Sponsor

Éire Óg are very grateful to Andy’s Bar who are the club sponsor. And, Éire Óg encourages all members to support the business activities of our club sponsor whenever possible and practical. Andy’s Bar B&B and Restaurant is located at 23 Sarsfield Street, Nenagh. Phone: 067 32494. Proprietor: Joe Mulqueen (086 234 4312). Visit andysnenagh.com

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Club Lotto

The Éire Óg Lotto is the club’s key fundraising initiative. Please consider supporting the Blues by playing our club lotto online: click here. Just watch how far we can stretch your €2!

About Nenagh Éire Óg

Welcome to Nenagh Éire Óg, a proud north Tipperary GAA club - nine-time north Tipperary and one-time county senior hurling champions (1995).

In 2014 Nenagh Éire Óg catered for over 400 active members (175 juvenile, 225 adult) and in 2015 we hope to grow that number.

Crucially, however, we are not simply interested in developing our playing population. We are also interested in attracting volunteers who are interested in becoming coaches with the club and administrators of the club.

There are plenty of very practical ways in which you can help your club. So, if you are interested in lending a hand drop us a line.